Gutter



F. J. HACKER.

GUTTER.

APPLICATION man MAY 20. 1919.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIGEQ FREDERICK J. HACKER, OF WATERLOO, IOWA.

Application filed May 20, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. HACKER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of lVaterloo, Blackhawk county, Iowa, haveinvented, certain new and useful Improvements in Gutters, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in gutters, and the object of myimprovement is to provide a removable covering for the troughed surfaceof a corrosible metal gutter, adapted to preserve the latter from thecorrosion incident to the flow of water thereover.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, which is a perspective view of a portion of a troughed metalgutter having my improved covering positioned upon and removably securedto its troughed surface.

The gutter 1 is longitudinally troughed, and maybe of any desiredcross-section and of any material, but as illustrated, depicts thegutter as formed from galvanized iron as commonly employed therefor.

One longitudinal edge of the gutter 1 is bent over inwardly at 2 toprovide a spaced flap or open fold, the other longitudinal. edge beingsimilarly bent over inwardly and then again bent upwardly to provide adoubled fold 84, the outer part of said Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 298,397.

edge then being shaped into a cylindrical roll 5, although the lattermay be omitted, or otherwise formed.

The numeral 6 denotes a covering sheet, positioned upon the troughedsurface of the gutter 1, conformably, and having its oppositelongitudinal edges inserted into the open flaps or folds 2 and 3%respectively, a little space 7 within said fold 2 being left to allowfor differential expansion and contraction of the gutter and saidcovering 6.

The covering sheet 6 may be made of any waterproof material, such asfiber board ll'l'l'? pregnated or coated with an impervious substance.This sheet 6, being troughed, receives rain water and conducts it awayfrom a structure, keeping the troughed part of the gutter dry and freefrom rust or corrosion, as the longitudinal edges of the sheet 6 arecovered and sealed by the folds 2 and 34.

Having described my invention,.what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a troughed metal gutter, of a covering thereforpositioned upon its inner surface, said gutter having both itslongitudinal edge parts folded over inwardly to receive and detachablysecure the longitudinal edge parts of said covering. Signed at Waterloo,Iowa, this 1st day of May, 1919.

FREDERICK J. HACKER.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0.

